Healthy families start with compassionate policy: Addressing drug use during pregnancy

Healthy families start with compassionate policy: Addressing drug use during pregnancy

Reason Foundation’s new model legislation gives states a roadmap to stop punishing mothers simply for seeking help. Thousands of women across the country risk losing custody of their children—not because of abuse or neglect, but because they tested positive for drugs or sought treatment during pregnancy. That’s because current policies often require hospitals and child welfare agencies to treat a positive drug test as a cause for investigation, …